No Excuses 40 caliber 225g Sabot Bullet

[ronlaughlin]

Bullet was provided by snapbang.












From first bottle to muzzle is 25 yard. Powder charge is 80 grain Blackhorn.



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Bullet destroyed the first two bottles, went through the third bottle, bounced off the fourth bottle, and flew into the snow near the front of the horse.

 

[.45er]

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Bullet was provided by snapbang.




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From first bottle to muzzle is 25 yard. Powder charge is 80 grain Blackhorn.



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Bullet destroyed the first two bottles, went through the third bottle, bounced off the fourth bottle, and flew into the snow near the front of the horse.






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Nice job recovering the bullet.

 

[GM54-120]

The bullet held up better than i would have guessed.

 

[white eagle]

cast boolit?
nicely done how well does it group at 100, have you tried it yet?

 

[ronlaughlin]

Nice job recovering the bullet.

Pure luck is what it felt like. One need to live a good clean life it seems perhaps??

 

[ronlaughlin]

cast boolit?
nicely done how well does it group at 100, have you tried it yet?

Yes, cast boolit.

Only had two of the boolit to shoot; one to establish aim, the second for the bottles.

 

[LBAhunter]

The bullet held up better than i would have guessed.

I thought it would have lost more weight. I would say cut back to maybe 60gr of BH209.
Might be a good youth load bullet.

 

[Charger1]

I have the .45 MR-x and the same bullet in 225 and 250. I will be testing them this spring for accuracy with the Harvester and MMP sabot. I will also be testing it with 777ffg and BH.

 

[snapbang]

Thank you Ron. Looks like a contender to me. I haven't shot any yet. Will let everyone know.

 

[52Bore]

Another example of soft lead - stays together.
Hard lead does not, the harder the more fragmentation.
Good test.

 

[LBAhunter]

I thought it would have lost more weight. I would say cut back to maybe 60gr of BH209.
Might be a good youth load bullet.

It turned inside out!!!!

 

[ronlaughlin]

 

[Ka'imiloa]

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From first bottle to muzzle is 25 yard. Powder charge is 80 grain Blackhorn.



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Bullet destroyed the first two bottles, went through the third bottle, bounced off the fourth bottle, and flew into the snow near the front of the horse.






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Please, everyone, never state the powder charge without also stating grains or volume. This is especially important with a potent powder like Blackhorn 209.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa

 

[Ka'imiloa]

I thought it would have lost more weight. I would say cut back to maybe 60gr of BH209.
Might be a good youth load bullet.

Hopefully, the word is getting around more and more that the softer a bullet is, the less actual jacket it may have, the increasing amount and type of powder that is pushing it, the closer the target's range is, and the larger/deeper its hollowpoint is -- the more it will mushroom.
So yes, this soft and large-HP bullet would be good at lesser ranges like 25-75 yds. with a lighter powder charge, for youth, small adult, injured shoulder, etc.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa

 

[52Bore]

Please, everyone, never state the powder charge without also stating grains or volume. This is especially important with a potent powder like Blackhorn 209.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa

Agree, not hard.
Ex:
80grV
80grW

 

[LBAhunter]

Please, everyone, never state the powder charge without also stating grains or volume. This is especially important with a potent powder like Blackhorn 209.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa

I agree. My bad. Oversight on my part in my post #7.

 

[LBAhunter]

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I would like to see what it would do without the hollowpoint. That would be interesting.

 

[Charger1]

MR-X .45
-No Excuses bullet 250 gr. Flat Base .400 knurled.
-T 7 ffg 100grV
-MMP Sabot
- Cheddite Primers
- VX Freedom 3-9 x40 Muzzleloader Ultimateslam

 

[edmehlig]

Ron, did they come knurled or did you do that?

 

[ronlaughlin]

Came knurled me thinks.